On the official road west of Heyang County, Henei County, a team of cavalry rushed towards Heyang City like lightning. The general was Qin Qiong, who led his army to Liyang. He came to Heyang to report his duties and discuss important military information.

Qin Qiong received the order from Yang Yuanqing to attack Luoyang, which made him very excited. The Sui army's goal finally turned to the Central Plains and competed for the Central Plains. This was the beginning of the battle for the world, which made Qin Qiong's heart full of expectations.

"General Qin, Heyang City has arrived!" A personal soldier shouted at a city in the distance.

Qin Qiong nodded, turned around and ordered: "Get faster!"

The cavalry speeded up the horses, and the horse's hooves stirred up the rolling yellow dust and galloped towards Heyang City.

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Heyang City is a major garrison of the Sui army. Most of the 30,000 elite soldiers stationed in Henei County are stationed here. Outside the north city of Heyang is a huge wall-shaped military camp covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres.

At this time, there was a tense atmosphere in Heyang City. This tense atmosphere came from the arrival of thousands of soldiers. There were generally only a few hundred soldiers on duty in the county town.

But with the influx of thousands of soldiers, teams of fully armed soldiers could be seen everywhere on the streets, which made the people of the county feel an inexplicable pressure.

Thousands of soldiers entered the county town because of the arrival of King Yang Yuanqing of Chu. Yang Yuanqing led 20,000 troops south, causing 50,000 troops to be stationed in Henei County, plus 20,000 troops to be stationed in Hedong County and 30,000 troops to be stationed in Liyang City, and the Sui army garrisoned in the northern line of the Yellow River to be stationed in 100,000 troops.

In fact, after the end of the Hebei Battle, the Sui army began to deploy to the south, successively deploying 80,000 main forces in Hedong County, Hanoi County and Ji County, and a large amount of food, grass and materials also went south.

This is very obvious. The battle of Hebei ends, and the next step will inevitably be to compete for the Central Plains.

The county government office of Heyang County has been temporarily designated as the general administration military office. Hundreds of soldiers are standing around, one post in three steps, and one post in five steps, with a strong guard. Dozens of war horses are tied to the horse tying pile outside the county government office, and more than a dozen officers are hurried into the county government office.

In the lobby of the county government, the seats of the county magistrate and the fences on both sides have been removed, becoming a place for military confidential decision-making. In the middle of the lobby is a huge sand table that is two meters wide and three meters long. This is the map of the Central Plains sand table.

A dozen officers stood next to the sand table. They were talking in a low voice, while Yang Yuanqing held his hands behind his back and stared at the sand table without saying a word.

The situation has changed again. The spies from Chang'an sent emergency information, and 100,000 Tang troops and a large amount of supplies were gathering in Shangluo County, and the chief general was King Qin Li Shimin.

Yang Yuanqing immediately realized that this was very likely that the Tang army would also launch a battle against the Central Plains. They attacked Hongnong County from the southwest and then killed to Luoyang. If the Tang army seized Luoyang, it means that the Tang Dynasty would also participate in the battle against the Central Plains.

This is a very normal strategic deployment. After seizing Hebei itself, the Tang army also seized the prosperous Jingxiang, and its strength was greatly enhanced. If the Tang Dynasty also wanted to compete for the world, then it would inevitably participate in the competition for the Central Plains.

During the armistice agreement signed by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the second one was that the Tang army could not leave Tongguan, and the Sui army would not cross the river to Hongnong. In other words, the line along the Yellow River in Hongnong County was a buffer zone between both sides.

But now the Tang army marched towards Hongnong from the southwest to Luo County, which did not violate the armistice agreement between the two sides. The Sui army defeated Luoyang and had no plan to cross the river and land in Hongnong County. This also did not violate the armistice agreement between the two sides.

It can be said that the plan to attack Luoyang was coincidental. So whether the Tang Dynasty reached some tacit understanding with Li Mi to use Li Mi to restrain himself from going south is obviously yes. Li Yuan would definitely adopt this strategy.

In consideration of his own interests, Li Mi will also try his best to prevent him from moving south. Then can Li Mi tolerate the Tang army's expansion in the east?

The most complicated thing in the world is the human heart. Yang Yuanqing cannot figure out Li Mi's thoughts, but from the perspective of interests, maintaining the status quo is most in line with Li Mi's interests. If the status quo cannot be maintained, then the Tang Dynasty's occupation of Luoyang should be more beneficial than disadvantages for Li Mi.

This is also Yang Yuanqing's intention to win over Du Fuwei. If Li Mi wanted to interfere with the Sui army's southward journey, then Du Fuwei's role was to restrain Li Mi's army.

"Master, will you start?" Pei Qingsong asked quietly from the side.

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Wait for General Qin, they will arrive soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of rapid footsteps came from the yard, "General Qin is here!" A soldier reported loudly, and then Qin Qiong quickly walked into the lobby and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm late, let everyone wait for a long time!"

He bowed to Yang Yuanqing again, "Qin Qiong meets the general manager!"

Yang Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "Since General Qin has arrived, let's start!"

The generals surrounded each other. Yang Yuanqing glanced at everyone and then slowly said: "Let me tell you the latest information first. News from Chang'an is coming. One hundred thousand Tang troops are gathering in Shangluo County. Let's talk about it, what is the intention of the Tang army?"

Li Jing, who was standing aside, pondered slightly and said, "Does the Tang army also want to attack Luoyang?"

Everyone started to talk, and there was a whisper in the lobby. Yang Yuanqing waved his hand, and the lobby suddenly became quiet again. Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "We cannot know the true intention of the Tang army, but the possibility of attacking Luoyang is indeed the greatest. I suggest that we can observe it a little. If they really attack Luoyang, then we need to adjust the combat plan."

Qin Qiong asked in a deep voice: "Does the tasks of the humble official need to be adjusted accordingly?"

Qin Qiong's mission was to lead the army south to Dongjun, put pressure on the Wei army from the side, and restrain Li Mi's army to support Luoyang. Three hundred river-crossing warships were ready, and after a command, 30,000 troops crossing the river were crossing the river.

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said, "Your task is also adjusted, waiting for my order."

"I understand."

Yang Yuanqing said to everyone again: "If the Tang army really comes to attack Luoyang, then our main enemy will no longer be Luoyang King Shichong, but the Tang army. This will be a battle between the Central Plains that all parties participate. How to laugh at the end in this battle is a question that we need to think carefully. I need to tell you here that the army in the Central Plains is not as vulnerable as Dou Jiande, Hebei. With Dou Jiande's 400,000 army, he still has to bow to Li Mi, who is 200,000. Do you think of the reason in the middle?"

Xu Shiji said on the side: "The general manager's concerns are completely correct. Li Mi's Wagang army was originally 400,000, but after years of fierce fighting, the strong and weak were eliminated, the last tens of thousands of troops left were extremely powerful. Most of them were the former Sui army. Li Mi captured 60,000 Xiaoguo army from Yu Wen and his hands. This is the elite of the Sui army, greatly strengthening the combat effectiveness of Li Mi's army and well-equipped. This is Dou Jiande's army is far from comparable. Dou Jiande has an army of 400,000 and has to surrender to Li Mi. This is the fundamental reason."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "We have developed smoothly and rapidly over the years. The fundamental reason is that we have not encountered a real strong enemy. Whether it is Liu Wuzhou, Wei Daoer or Dou Jiande, they all have a large number of troops, but their combat effectiveness is low. In the future, we will enter the era of strong enemies. Wang Shichong's 70,000 troops alone cannot be underestimated. That is Zhang Xutuo's army and the elite Sui army left in Luoyang. If we have the intention to underestimate the enemy, then the next failure will be us."

Yang Yuanqing's tone was very stern. He stared at the generals with sharp eyes, and everyone lowered their heads at the same time.

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After the meeting, everyone dispersed. Li Jing smiled at Yang Yuanqing and said, "Will the general manager brag about the enemy and suppressing himself affect the morale of the army? Especially before the war comes."

Yang Yuanqing sighed slightly, "It's not that I'm strict. Now the army generally has a sense of arrogance. It seems that the Sui army is the best in the world and other forces are vulnerable. This arrogance is spreading rapidly, which makes me worried. Li Changshi, arrogance will be defeated!"

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing took out a few pieces of intelligence from the bookcase and put them on the table and said, "This is the intelligence obtained from Li Mi's army and the Tang army. In the past, the biggest advantage of our Sui army was night battles, but now it is not. The Tang army and Li Mi have also strengthened their training in night battles. There are also the Tang army's 50,000 Xuan armored cavalry, which is also an extremely elite army. It is composed of elite troops drawn from the Tang army, the Western Qin army and the Western Liang army. There are also Li Mi's 60,000 Xiaoguo army. The strength of the enemy is not weaker than ours, and the Tang Dynasty's national strength is even stronger than us. The Tang army and the Wei army are also experienced many battles. In this way, what capital is there to be proud of?"

"The Chief Manager is right. If a person has no long-term plan, he will have immediate worries. Conquering the world cannot sweep everything, nor can he win forever. The key is to have a full understanding of yourself and you must first know yourself before you can know your opponent. Those who do not care about the whole world are not enough to plan for the moment, and those who do not care about the overall situation are not enough to plan for the whole place. The Chief Manager's far-sightedness is very admirable to the humble position."

Yang Yuanqing laughed, "Even you flatter me!"

"After all, the humble position is not flattering the general manager. Du Fuwei's chess is extremely exquisite. It is not only to restrain Li Mi, but also to set a first move for the future battle for the south. Is it as simple as the general manager building a large number of sea ships just to attack Liaodong?"

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "I admire your saying, "Those who do not care about the ages are not enough to plan for a moment, and those who do not care about the overall situation are not enough to plan for a certain place." Now the Tang Dynasty focused on developing to the south and seized the prosperous Jingxiang, but we got Hebei, which was severely damaged by the war. The Tang Dynasty could get population and food support from Jingxiang, but we wanted to transfusion blood to Hebei, one rises and the other falls. From the perspective of national strength, the Tang Dynasty had already gained the upper hand, but the Tang Dynasty also had its fatal weakness, and they were unstable internally. As long as we can firmly grasp this fatal weakness, the Tang Dynasty would sooner or later be defeated by their internal unstable."
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